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FIRE ECOLOGY

SPECIES: Fallugia paradoxa | Apache Plume

FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS:


Apache-plume is classified as a "survivor" after fire [49]. It exhibits vigorous sprouting from root suckers after top-kill by fire [7,18,60]. Since Apache-plume spreads naturally to roadside shoulders and barrow pits [7], it should also help re-vegetate sites disturbed by fire if nearby seed sources exist. Aro [4] reported that it tolerates fire well in the pinyon-juniper habitat type.

Fire regimes for plant communities in which Apache-plume occurs are summarized below. For further information regarding fire regimes and fire ecology of communities where Apache-plume is found, see the "Fire Ecology and Adaptations" section of the FEIS species summary for the plant community or ecosystem dominants.

Community or Ecosystem Dominant Species Fire Return Interval Range in Years (mean)
Rocky Mountain ponderosa pine* P. ponderosa var. scopulorum 2-10
Colorado pinyon P. edulis 10-49
Texas savanna Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa < 10 [8]
basin big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata var. tridentata 12-43 [44]
mountain big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana 5-15 [64]
Wyoming big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata var. wyomingensis 10-70 (40) [59,64]
curlleaf mountain-mahogany* Cercocarpus ledifolius 13-1,350 [3,45]
desert grasslands Bouteloua eriopoda and/or Pleuraphis mutica (10) [8]
mountain grasslands Pseudoroegneria spicata 3-40 (10) [2]
plains grasslands Bouteloua gracilis and/or Buchloe dactyloides 20-40 [8]
* fire return interval varies widely; trends in variation are noted in the species summary

POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY:


Geophyte, growing points in soil
Initial off-site colonizer (off-site, initial community)


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Information Courtesy: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. Fire Effects Information System

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